Talent Endorsements User Testing Instructions

  • Log in to vPPO using your email address and the testing password (3nd0r5M3nt$).
  • Verify that you have an Endorsements link listed the the New section of your left navigation panel.
  • Click on Endorsements and verify that a new screen pops up for entering talent endorsement campaigns
  • Verify that the left navigation panel includes:
    • My Home
    • Campaigns
    • Payment Report (Only for finance or admins)
    • Go To vCreative
  • Verify that My Home shows:
    • My Open Campaigns - A list of all or your campaigns or campaigns that you must approve or voice that have not yet ended
    • My Campaign Tasks - Any approvals that are waiting for you to complete
    • My Past Campaigns - Any campaign that has already ended that you submittes, voiced or approved.
  • When there are campaigns that are awaiting approval listed in "My Open Campaigns," click in the white area next to a campaign title and verify that only the approvals for that campaign are now list in "My Campaign Tasks." 

Submit A New Campaign

  • Click Endorsements in vPPO (if you are not already in the Talent Endorsements module)
  • Click Campaigns
  • Click the Create button
  • Fill out the Campaign form, verifying:
    • Your Market is listed
    • Your Clients are listed
    • Your Endorsements Category
    • (Categories and Sub Categories can be entered in settings to auutomatically populate)
  • Name your Campaign
  • Enter the name of the Product being endorsed
  • Enter Flight Dates for the Campaign
  • Enter the total Client Budget for the campaign

Choose the Endorser(s)

  • To search for the endorser(s) you want, click the Talent Search button
  • Verify that you see a list of all talent
  • Verify that you can search by the criteria on the left to narrow your search
  • Verify that if any talent or shows have a conflict with the client category for your client, you see a red outlined box with a number of conflicts
  • Verify that if any talent cannot endorse any product in the catergory, the "Blocked" checkbox is checked.
  • Verify that by clicking on any of the talent names, you see the Talent Profile
    • Verify that the left section shows talent information
    • Verify that the shows that the talent is on are listed undeer Shows
  • Verify that all current campaigns are listed in the Campaigns list on the upper right, next to Shows
    • Verify that all current campaigns are plotted on the Endorsement Calendar Gantt chart below Shows and Campaigns
    • Verify that you can Print or Download an image of the Endorsement Calendar from the "hamburger" (three stacked lines) icon in the upper right of the calendar. 
  • Verify that clicking the back arrow at the upper left, "Campaign Talent Section" returns you to the Talent Roster view
  • When you have chosen a talent, click the +Add button to the right of that talent
    • Verify that the "Endorser" check box is now checked for that Talent
    • Verify that the Status is "Requested"
    • Verify that you see a green success message below that talent in the Talent Roster list
    • Verify that you see a Cancel button to the right of that talent now
  • Click the X in the upper right of the Campaign Talent Section when you are finished selecting talent

Add Campaign Adds to the Campaign

  • Click the New Ad button
  • Verify that the Campaign Talent Ad dashboard opens
  • In the Details area:
    • Choose the Ad Type
    • Choose the Length of the spot
    • Enter the Rotation
    • Enter the Start Date
    • Enter the End Date
    • Enter the Due Date
    • Click "Save"
  • Verify that in the Add Stations area, the Add button Appears
  • Click the Add button next to (one of) the station(s)
  • In the Fees section
  • Verify that By Week Per Station is checked and that each week shows with a talent fee amount in the Fee column for each week.
  • Verify that you can edit the amounts for each week in the campaign for each station.
  • Verify that if the talent is on vacation during the endorsement period, that week will have a checkmark in the Vacation column.
  • Verify that by unchecking By Week Per Station and checking Single Flat Fee, a single field for entering the flat fee appears in the Fee section and the weekly amounts disappear
  • Verify that by checking By Week, a single flat fee per week can be entered, regardless of the number of stations chosen
  • Verify that by checking By Station, one flate fee per station can be entered for each station in the Ad Stations area regardless of the number of weeks.
  • Verify that by checking By Week Per Station, the weekly fee per station shows again.
  • Verify that the total fees per station shows in the Ad Stations section under Station Fees
  • Verify that the total fees on all stations shows in the Fees section under Ad Fees
  • Click the X in the upper right of the Campaign Talent Ad dashboard to close the dashboard when you are satisfied with the Ads, Stations, and Fees for the Campaign.